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Ransomware Takes MBR Hostage
We have encountered a ransomware unlike other variants that we have seen previously. A typical ransomware encrypts files or restricts user access to the infected system. However, we found that this particular variant infects the Master Boot Record (MBR), preventing the operating system from loading. Based on our analysis, this malware copies the original MBR and overwrites it with its own malicious code. Right after performing this routine, it automatically restarts the system for the infection take effect. When the system restarts, the ransomware displays the following message:
This message prompt informs affected users that the PC is now blocked and that they should pay 920 hryvnia (UAH) via QIWI to a purse number (12 digits) – 380682699268. Once paid,they will receive a code that will unlock the system. This code will supposedly resume operating system to load and remove the infection. This particular variant has the "unlock code" in its body. When the unlock code is used, the MBR routine is removed.
Trend Micro detects this ransomware as TROJ_RANSOM.AQB and the infected MBR as BOOT_RANSOM.AQB.
Ransomware Still In The Game
Unfortunately, we may not be seeing the end of ransomware attacks just yet. Last February, certain attackers compromised the website of the French confectionery shop Ladurée to spread the malware. Users who visited the said site when it was compromised ended up with systems infected with TROJ_RANSOM.BOV. This variant was found to display a notification that impersonates the French National Gendarmerie and demands payment from affected users. The people behind this attack have also impersonated police notifications from Italy, Germany, Belgium, and Spain.
Though overshadowed by other more newsworthy threats, ransomware attacks are definitely not out of picture. In fact, this threat appears to be flourishing, as evidenced by the growth of ransomware infection in other parts of Europe.
Trend Micro protects users from this attack via Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ that detects and deletes all the related malware. Users can also restore the original setting of the MBR via Recovery Console. To know more about this, you may refer to our Threat Encyclopedia entry here.
As an added precaution, users must keep their system up-to-date with the latest security patch provided by vendors and avoid clicking links contained in dubious-looking messages.
Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog – by Trend Micro
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In this guest post Jonathan Fields from the Career Renegade takes a look at three types of blog posts that will Engage your readers.
Three words…
Engage. Engage. Engage.
It's the rally cry of great blogging. Heck, it's the touchstone of powerful writing in general. When it comes to blogging, though, three major types of engagement-oriented posts really shine. Done right, each does a phenomenal job of drawing readers in and turning them into repeat visitors and evangelists.
1. Prescriptive Posts
Thoreau said, ""A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must lay it down and commence living on its hint. . . . What I began by reading I must finish by acting." This is what prescriptive blogging is all about.
Engaging your reader with a topic that is directly relevant to their interests, then delivering a prescription that gives them something to do beyond just reading the post. The meat, in a prescriptive post, is in the advice.
Prescriptive posts often follow the format of a "tips" or action-list post. ZenHabits.net's Leo Babauta is legendary for his tips posts. As is The Happiness Project's Gretchen Rubin and, Lifehacker is known for offering up a tremendous library of things to do to make your life better with technology.
If you choose the prescriptive route with a post, make sure the advice you deliver is:
- Relevant,
- Impactful,
- Detailed and
- Actionable
General advice, without steps to take often reads as more bothersome than helpful. And, if you'd like to increase the chances of that post getting socially bookmarked and going viral, go beyond the standard 5-10 tips and deliver a laundry list of killer actions to take. A prescription so packed with things to do, readers will want to tag it and come back to it over and over.
2. Immersive Posts
On the other side of the engagement coin lie immersive posts. Rather than delivering things to do "beyond" the post, immersive posts "are" the thing to do. They are complete experiences with a beginning, a middle and an end.
They are often personal stories, insights, revelations or vivid experiences. Check out James Chartrand from MenWithPens.ca for not only great storytelling, but advice on how to do it better, too.
Immersive posts draw the reader in, sweep them along, wrap them with emotion and sensation and deliver them into the post as if they were there, side by side with the author. They may serve up a moral at they wind down, but it's not about what comes next. It's about what just happened.
Immersive posts can be incredibly powerful. But they often also require a level of writing and storytelling ability that goes beyond what's required from a solid prescriptive post, where the quality of the advice matters more than telling of the story.
3. Feedback Posts
Liz Strauss taught me about this a few months into my career as a blogger. If you want to engage your readers, give them the space to participate in the conversation.
We often feel like we should be delivering complete posts, packed with all the answers, roadmaps and conclusion. But, reality is, many times our readers have even better information and insights than we have. And, they're happy to share…if we just give them the chance.
So, consider exploring posts that ask a question, offer "some" of your thoughts on the question, then turn it over to your readers and let them to finish the post for you.
The first time I did this was when I was writing a post that I'd planned to be a set of funny rules for my then 6-year old daughter. My intention was to write 10 rules. But, then Liz's voice popped into my head and I stopped writing at 6 and turned it over to the community to finish and what unfolded in the comments was amazing.
Wrapping it all up
Whichever approach to engagement you choose, next time you sit down at the keyboard with the intent of engaging your readers, think about deliberately choosing either a prescriptive, immersive or feedback post. Then, rise to the challenge of delivering on the promise of your chosen format.
Look at each post as another opportunity to engage, uplift and enlighten
So, I'm curious. Which do you tend to write?
And, which do you prefer to read?
Share your thoughts in the comments…
[Bio: Jonathan Fields writes the Career Renegade and Awake@TheWheel blogs and is the author of the forthcoming book, Career Renegade: How To Make A Great Living Doing What You Love]

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As I was leaving Dingle town last month, a big May bank holiday festival was just getting underway called Feile na Bealtaine featuring a rich array of music and arts programming which I hope to return to in the future.
To say it celebrates the cultural diversity and depth to be found in that part of the world inhabited by West Kerry natives and wannabes is an understatement. In particular, the link between poetry, song and music stands out, and some of that was brilliantly captured in a CD that I picked up there along with three others mentioned here in this column produced by three resident artists.
Admittedly I am a late catching up with Beal Tuinne, a performance that was recorded back in 2007 in St. James Church on Main Street in Dingle during the Feile na Bealtaine, arising out of joint collaboration between composer Shaun Davey, who moved to the Dingle Peninsula with his wife, singer Rita Connolly, and his neighbor Seamus Begley, the singer and musician.
They were matched originally for a video production by Philip King who also lives in Dingle, and Seamus reached back for a collection of poems by his primary school teacher Caoimhin O Cinneide published posthumously by his family which includes singer Eilis Kennedy.
O Cinneide was fond of literature, singing and the Irish language and managed to mix all of that in his educational platform there in his native parish of Moor, a bucolic spot in the shadow of Mount Brandon as it looks down towards the Atlantic Ocean.
His poems written on scraps of paper gave a snapshot of the Irish life and people around him with all the joy and heartbreak of the human condition to be found in those parts – and all over Ireland – as people struggled to make a living or faced immigration or other losses.
The result was a stirring musical program and CD that is still being performed at times, and tugs right at the heart strings of any true Gael.
Along with Begley and Davey, it features Connolly, Eilis Kennedy and Daithi O Se on vocals and musicians Jim Murray, Lawrence Courtney and Eoin Beaglaoi. It is available at taramusic.com.
The pairing of Kennedy and Pauline Scanlon, two Dingle ladies with sensational voices on their own some five years ago under the group name Lumiere offered a very unique presence on the Irish music scene.
Their first album released over three years ago introduced them to a wider audience outside of West Kerry as a duo and in the intervening years, the reception they have received around Ireland and the continent gave them more confidence and scope.
It shows in their new CD My Dearest Dear produced in London by John Reynolds, who has worked with Sinead O'Connor and Damien Dempsey. In fact, O'Connor guests on the new CD on the timeless classic folk rock song "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," which is a very fitting song for denizens of the Dingle Peninsula where one can get lost in time.
The aim for this CD was a broader sound without losing the essence of Lumiere which is the gorgeous voices of Kennedy and Scanlon, who can often be seen singing together in John Benny's Pub on Dingle's Strand Street on a summer's Friday evening owned by Kennedy's husband John Benny Moriarty.
So more orchestration was brought in to the studio along with Donagh Hennessy, who often accompanies them with musicians Clare Kenny, Caroline Dale, Kevin Armstrong, Eamonn de Barra, Julian Wilson, Caitriona McKay and the aforementioned O'Connor for good measure. And there are still two songs in Irish to keep fealty with the local Gaeltacht culture.
Another wonderful singer who returned to her Dunquin roots in West Kerry is Muireann nic Amhlaoibh, the lead singer and flute player with Danu. Considered one of the top vocalists in the Irish scene, she has released a new solo CD called Ar Uair Bhig An Lae (The Small Hours).
Muireann is a highly confident musician with a great feel for songs that suit her, and whether she is singing in her native language or English, her phrasing and articulation enhance the material and leave you in awe at her talent.
Six of the 11 songs are in Irish, and all have a very appealing contemporary sound to them no matter what their vintage. She has also gathered a tasty crop of stellar musicians to lend a hand in Gerry O'Beirne, Michael Rooney, Oisin McAuley, Mick Kinsella, James Blennerhasset, Billy Mag Fhloinn (her husband) and Liam Flanagan.
The first time that I had ever seen or heard Damien Mullane play the button accordion was a part of the 2006 Comhaltas Echoes of Erin North America tour. The young West Londoner had won the Senior All-Ireland Championship in 2005 and would win again in 2007. You could tell he was destined for stardom with his easy command of the box.
Born in Cork and raised in London, he moved back over to Ireland when he could. His prowess won him a seat alongside the lightning fast Frankie Gavin in De Danann for a time, and he made his way down to Dingle where box players are as revered as the singers.
I caught him in O'Sullivan's Courthouse Pub, one of the regular session places he appears when not touring, and finally got my hands on his solo CD 13 which was released last July.
The album reflects his adventurous and daring nature and his mastery over his instrument. Despite his tender years, he has a well-developed sense of musicality that is evident on the 12 tracks on the CD.
Donagh Hennessy produced it in his West Kerry studio Mhic An Daill and it features him, Trevor Hutchinson, Zoe Conway, Eamonn de Barra, John Joe Kelly, Dessie Kelliher and Pauline Scanlon for good measure. Mullane may be a "blow-in," to Dingle but he seems to fit right in with the musical magic there.


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The story I mentioned yesterday has another twist. But first, I need to set a few things straight.
Everything about William Swinimer's "defiant" wearing of the t-shirt that calls non-Christian lives "wasted" smacks of martyrdom to me. In a very small township like Chester Basin, in a school where most of the population is Christian and of the less than tolerant kind, Swinimer's exhortations that he's doing it to stand up to the bullies smacks not only of hyperbole but of outright fabrication. My first instinct when I read this story was not to once again assign blame for the situation on the ridiculous hate speech laws Canada has to suffer (which, yes, this case does have that fatal flaw at its core), but rather to lament that the school board completely mishandled this case and let it spiral out of control, taking action at the least-actionable offense to their, and all of our, detriment. This led to some misunderstandings about my feelings in comments and on Facebook, but they've evidently since been cleared up.
There's a lot more to the story than the National Post discussed, though. For instance, via CBC, apparently William's father John pulled him out of classes on the same day he was supposed to return from his suspension, wearing the probably rank t-shirt and all, when all students were scheduled to be able to participate in voluntary sessions on how to discuss religion without being disrespectful of others. Evidently William could have opted out, but his father opted him right the hell out of school altogether.
But John Swinimer said he wants Forest Heights Community School in Chester Basin, Lunenburg County, to only teach the basic courses, leaving religion out of it.
"He will not attend this school unless they are having reading, writing and arithmetic — good old-fashioned academics," he said, waving a New Testament bible. "When they're having forums, when they're having other extra-curricular activity, he will not attend that school."
Emphasis mine.
Continue reading "Jesus t-shirt kid pulled from school by dad til they stop discussing being respectful"


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Racecar Driver Scott Tucker Owes More Than $1 Billion for Deceptive Payday Loans
A federal judge in Nevada said professional racecar driver Scott Tucker and several of his companies owe $1.27 billion to the Federal Trade Commission after systematically deceiving payday lending customers about the cost of their loans.
In a decision late on Friday, Chief Judge Gloria Navarro of the federal court in Las Vegas, Nevada said Tucker was "specifically aware" that customers often did not understand the terms of their loans, and was at least "recklessly indifferent" toward how those loans were marketed.
"Scott Tucker did not participate in an isolated, discrete incident of deceptive lending, but engaged in sustained and continuous conduct that perpetuated the deceptive lending since at least 2008," Navarro wrote.
The judge also barred Tucker from engaging in consumer lending.
Lawyers for Tucker did not immediately respond on Monday to requests for comment. Tucker had argued that there was no fraud or intent to deceive, and that his loans met industry standards.
The FTC on Monday asked Navarro to direct the turnover of some previously frozen assets to help satisfy the judgment.
Read More: Silicon Valley's Favorite Payday Lender Has to Pay $3.6 Million for "Deceptive Practices"
Tucker, who races in the United States and Europe, faces separate criminal charges in Manhattan, where prosecutors accused him of running a $2 billion payday lending scheme that exploited 4.5 million consumers.
A trial in that case is scheduled for next April 17. Tucker pleaded not guilty in February.
Payday lending involves the issuance of short-term loans, often with high effective annual interest rates, to tide over borrowers until they receive their next paychecks.
Eighteen U.S. states and Washington, D.C. prohibit payday lending, or impose rate caps that effectively outlaw the practice, according to the Consumer Federation of America.
In its 2012 civil complaint, the FTC alleged that Tucker's businesses, such as National Money Service, caused many customers to pay more than triple the amounts they had borrowed.
The $1.27 billion judgment also covers AMG Capital Management LLC, Level 5 Motorsports LLC and two other Tucker companies.
It reflects the $1.32 billion sought by the FTC, minus about $52 million collected from or owed by other defendants.
"Where, as here, consumers suffer economic injury resulting from a defendant's violations of the FTC Act, equity requires monetary relief in the full amount lost by consumers," Navarro wrote.
The case is FTC v. AMG Services Inc, et al, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, No. 12-00536.


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Silent woman in the night, you came, Took my seed from my shaking frame.
Same old fire, another flame,
And the wheel rolls on.
Silent woman through the flames, you come, From the deep behind the sun
Seems my nightmares, have just begun
Left me barely holding on.
With blazing eyes you see my trembling hand. When we know the time has come
Lose my senses, lose command
Feel your healing rivers run
Is it every time I fall, That I think this is the one
In the darkness can you hear me call
Another day has just begun.
Silent woman, my face is changed Some know in ways to come.
Feel my fire needs a brand new flame
And the wheels rolls on.... rolls on.
The Wanton Song
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A sampling of the guitarists and guitars spotted around Austin at this year''s festival.
Kick off the holiday season by shopping for the guitar player in your life at Guitar Center! Now through December 24th 2022, save on exclusive instruments, accessories, apparel, and more with hundreds of items at their lowest prices of the year.
We've compiled this year's best deals in the 2022 Holiday Gift Guide presented by Guitar Center.
Les Paul Desert Burst Satin
Spark MINI
GAMMA 50w
Fender Classic Series 5 Guitar Case Stand Tweed
Fender Holiday Guitar Cable Keychain
Fender Limited Edition Holiday Sweater
Harbinger MLS1000 Personal Line Array Speaker System
Sterling Audio P10 Dynamic Instrument Microphone
Sterling Audio Harmony H224 USB Audio Interface
Apogee BOOM 2x2 Audio Interface
Mystery Stocking is coming soon! Sign up for PG Perks below so you don't miss it.
Sign up for PG Perks on the form below to make sure you don't miss the launch announcement!
About Mystery Stocking
Each year, Premier Guitar likes to put out these mystery boxes as a part of bringing some fun to the holiday season. Remember, this is supposed to be a fun holiday treat! If the contents of this box will ruin your holiday, deplete the last of your bank account, or end your ability to see the good in humanity, it may not be for you.
- This year's Mystery Stocking will cost $44.95. ($39.95 + $5 Flat shipping)
- Each box will be guaranteed to contain $40 or more in value.
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- Make sure your shipping address is correct.
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- There will be NO REFUNDS given.
- There has been a huge demand for these in the past. We really did sell out in less than 4 minutes last year. When they are gone, they are gone.
- One per household, one per person.
Q: What's in the Mystery Stocking?
A: It wouldn't be much of a surprise if we told you, now would it?
Q: Will I definitely get my money worth?
A: Yep.
Q: Can I return it if I don't like it?
A: Nope. All sales final.
Q: What if I live outside the US?
A: Sorry, US only.
Q. How much is it?
A. $39.95 Plus $5 shipping
Q. When will it ship?
A. On or before December 10, 2022.
Q. What form of payment do you accept?
A. Credit cards only. Sorry, no Paypal for this.
Q. Can I ship to a different location than my billing address?
A. Yes
Q. I tried last year and didn't get one. Will I get one this year?
A. There is an overwhelming demand for Mystery Stocking. Be sure you have a fast internet connection and be ready when they go on sale. Last year we sold out in 3 min 33 seconds.
Q. I want to buy 5. How can I buy 5?
A. You can't. This year, we're limiting to one per household, so more people can get in on the fun!
Featuring the Adaptive Circuitry recently introduced on their Halcyon Green Overdrive, Origin Effects have brought us a pedal with a character all of its own and a new flavor of drive.
Origin Effects introduce the new M-EQ DRIVER mid booster & drive pedal. Based on a vintage Pultec studio EQ, this unique pedal offers a range of mid-focused tones, from a subtle mid boost to thick, resonant overdrive. Featuring the Adaptive Circuitry recently introduced on their Halcyon Green Overdrive, Origin Effects have brought us a pedal with a character all of its own and a new flavor of drive.
A choice of three mid-range frequencies ensures that you can boost just the right part of your guitar signal and, when pushed harder, can elicit a range of saturation from a classic "mid-hump" overdrive to fierce "cocked wah" distortion. Thanks to the Adaptive Circuitry, the high-end roll-off of the Cut control is reduced as the pedal cleans up. This allows for a smooth transition from warm overdrive to bright clean tones in response to playing dynamics or guitar volume knob changes.
Introducing... M-EQ DRIVER || Mid Booster & Drive
Built-in the UK to the highest standards, the M-EQ DRIVER continues the Origin Effects tradition of vintage, studio-inspired tones in modern guitar pedals. The Origin Effects M-EQ DRIVER is available now from Origin Effects dealers worldwide.
RRP: 259 GBP (Inc VAT) / 319 USD (Ex TAX)
For more information, please visit origineffects.com.
The new finish, according to Lava Music, is "inspired by the beauty of the golden hour," a shining time just before sunset and after sunrise when photographers covet to capture stunning pictures.
With bright and warm golden hues, the new finish adds a brilliant metallic glow to the surface of Lava ME 3, complementing its AirSonic 2 carbon fiber unibody which features L3 Preamp with FreeBoost 2.0, delivers industry-leading sounds by breakthrough acoustic technologies, and houses a multi-touch display powered by Lava-developed HILAVA system.
Speaking of the HILAVA system, Lava Music also added four new effects: Nebula, Desert Rose, Cassette, and Edge of Breakup. As unique as their names sound, they are very much different from what we normally know about effects. Programmed into the HILAVA system, each of the four is powered by the company's latest ArctanDrive algorithm and incorporates effects like Pitch Shift, Delay, and Reverb. And every one of those incorporated sub-effects comes with various parameters that players can adjust to design unique, overdriven sounds by just tapping on the multi-touch display. That said, those effects enable users to play with overdriven tone on an acoustic-electric guitar without even plugging in any external gear.
LAVA ME 3 | Now in Golden Hour | LAVA MUSIC
Lava Me 3 in Golden Hour is now available starting from $999 on LAVA MUSIC, Amazon, and local guitar dealerships near you.
For more information, please visit store.lavamusic.com.


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In Isaiah chapter 66: 3-4, God had this to say.
3 But whoever sacrifices a bull is like one who kills a person, and whoever offers a lamb is like one who breaks a dog's neck; whoever makes a grain offering is like one who presents pig's blood, and whoever burns memorial incense is like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways, and they delight in their abominations; 4 so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring on them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me."
But did not God tell Israelites to sacrifice animals to cleanse their sins? Wasn't the sacrifice of animals unnecessary? Why does God tell them this now?


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For the best Tarmac Dublin company, call Sandyford Landscaping Dublin.
Most of us would be lost without our trusty vacuum cleaner to help around the house, and usually, a domestic strength vacuum model is more than sufficient to meet our cleaning needs
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Most of us would be lost without our trusty vacuum cleaner to help around the house, and usually, a domestic strength vacuum model is more than sufficient to meet our cleaning needs. While the typical type of cleaner that is used at home is of a power designed specifically with a home environment in mind, there are some times when a domestic vacuum can fall short. Should you invest in a commercial-strength vacuum cleaner?
Commercial vacuums were designed with an environment other than the domestic in mind. While normal home life usually involves a certain amount of dust and debris, this is very little in comparison to that created in more commercial environments. Whether this is a busy office or a factory floor, commercial vacuums are manufactured with this in mind, and are therefore more powerful, more durable, and more difficult to manoeuvre.
A commercial vacuum cleaner might be more appropriate if you have a large home to clean, or place particularly heavy demands upon your cleaner. This type of vacuum usually boasts a more powerful suction device than domestic brands, allowing you to ensure your environment is kept as spotless as possible. While these types of cleaner might seem ideal for those with more rigorous hygiene requirements, such as those households that include someone who is ill, a breed of domestic cleaners has been developed that removes many allergens from your surfaces. These include a technology known as HEPA, and help keep your home as particle free as possible.
A commercial vacuum cleaner might be suitable for you if you run a business from your home that generates excessive debris, or if you have heavy traffic on your floors. A commercial cleaner is a good choice for those who are considering making a job of cleaning, as domestic vacuums may fall short of the heavy use required in that situation. A commercial model can easily tackle office debris, such as staples and paper clips, while these might cause clogging in a domestic type, making an already physically intensive job even more demanding.
With its durability and power, a commercial vacuum cleaner is the ideal choice if your cleaning needs are greater than might be found in the average home. Investing in a commercial strength cleaner might seem steep, but it is a choice that can save you money in the long run.


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The Brewing Passion Series #1 By: Liz Crowe Releasing February 14, 2017 Totally Bound: Entwined
When wealthy brewery owner Austin Fitzgerald meets sexy saleswoman Evelyn Benedict, angry sparks fly. They seem destined to clash, until a hot hookup in a cold beer cooler changes everything.
For Austin, it's a life-altering moment that sets him on a path away from his birthright, while Evelyn must face her fears about committing to a man considered the playboy of the micro-brewing world. The power of preconceived notions nearly tears them apart—until they meet up with brew master Ross, who opens their eyes to a deeper, even more erotic connection. But three strong personalities don't always make for the best emotional mix and when a simple misunderstanding causes chaos, it's up to Ross to somehow repair the tattered shreds of their relationship.
Sensing the heat of Evelyn's fury as he finalized another large order, he excused himself and made his way toward the restroom. The tuning-fork sensation had morphed into a dull ache centered in his gut, which steadily made its way down to his balls.
When he emerged—after splashing water on his face enough times to calm the hardening in his jeans—he almost plowed straight into her. He gripped her arms to keep her from falling and the impulses that had bounced around in his brain since the morning nearly brought him to his knees. He dropped his hands and looked away, swallowing back the urge to say something, anything, to convince her he wasn't such a bad guy. "Sorry." Her voice was flat. He took a step back, stopped only when his butt hit the wall. The space between them filled with near-visible silence, but he didn't move. "I don't know how I'm doing it, but the longer we work together, the more sales I make, and the more you hate me. Clue me in here, Benedict. I thought sales were the goal of the day." He crossed his arms, holding them close to his chest so she couldn't gauge how shaky his hands had gotten. She swallowed, and he watched the exquisite warm peach hue of her skin redden. Admiring the line of her neck, her jaw, the plump fullness of her lower lip as she bit it, a nervous tic he'd love to come to love, if she'd let him, Austin sensed himself falling deeper into a very scary hole. Her ongoing silence took on a life of its own. "Well? I left my secret-sales-goal decoder ring at home. You obviously have a different agenda for today. I get it. 'Prove to the rich boy he doesn't have what it takes' is fine, but we could have saved some time if you'd just told me first." She opened her lips, then pressed them together and shouldered past him. He watched, fascinated, as his hand reached out of its own accord and snagged her arm. She stopped, stared at it, then up at him. When he realized the blue of her eyes was brighter because of tears, he hesitated. Female tears always unnerved him, but his chest tightened in a thoroughly alarming way at the thought of having caused her unhappiness. He let go. "Sorry. I didn't mean to…" In a split second, her beautiful face was within inches of his. "Don't flatter yourself. I'm just pissed off. You've had that effect on me since I first laid eyes on you, so yeah, I guess I set you up. But apparently, all your country-club, private-school time has been worth it. Bullshitting comes naturally to you. And that's all this job is. A whole barrel of bullshit." She stomped away before he could speak or, even better, grab her and kiss her. The space she vacated quivered with anger. But her crisp perfume stayed in his nose and he had to clench his hands into fists to keep from shoving her up against the wall and kissing her until she saw it his way.
Amazon best-selling author, mom of three, Realtor, beer blogger, brewery marketing expert, and soccer fan, Liz Crowe is a Kentucky native and graduate of the University of Louisville currently living in Ann Arbor. She has decades of experience in sales and fund raising, plus an eight-year stint as a three-continent, ex-pat trailing spouse.
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© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all
rights reserved.
The editorial
staff at JazzProfiles subscribed to The
JazzLetter for many years.
Its author, Gene Lees , who died in April, 2010 at the age of
eighty-two, published The JazzLetter
in monthly editions of 6-8 manuscript-sized, printed pages and mailed them to
his subscribers.
Gene would often
get behind in his efforts to put it out on a monthly basis and a clump of them
would sometimes arrive in one envelope.
Who cared.
Whenever one or more copies of The
JazzLetter hit my mailbox, it marked a joyous occasion as I was about to be
transported into some aspect of the world of Jazz and its makers by Gene Lees , whom Glen Woodcock of the Toronto Sun once labeled: "… the best
writer on Jazz in the world today."
Although, Tim
Berners-Lee devised the first web browser and server at CERN and launched the World Wide Web in August,
1991, about ten years after Gene began publishing The JazzLetter in 1981, the
publication never made an appearance on the world-wide-web.
Irrespective of
the fact that The JazzLetter never
went digital, I have always thought of it as the first Jazz blog.
Perhaps after you
read this account from Gene's introduction to his Cats of Any Color compilation
on the origins of The JazzLetter you,
too, might agree that the publication deserves to be considered in this
Also, when you
read Gene's account of how it all began, you may get a sense of nostalgia at
the thought that such a time will never come again.
© - Gene
Lees /Da Capo Press, copyright protected; all
rights reserved.
"Often it will be
found that someone speaks a third language with the accent of the second. My
Spanish, for example, has a French accent. Gene Kelly spoke French with a
slight Italian accent. He grew up in an Italian neighborhood in Philadelphia .
Over the years, I
have also observed that anyone who has had two professions practices the
second with the disciplines and outlook of the first. You can see this in
movie-makers. Directors who were first actors elicit fine work from their
performers—for example, Richard Attenborough. Consider the miraculous
performance he got from Robert Downey, Jr. as the English Charles Chaplin. Or
the performances Robert Redford gets from actors, as in Ordinary People and A River
Runs Through It. Or Sydney Pollack and Mark Rydell, both of whom had been
actors, in any number of pictures.
Alfred Hitchcock,
who early manifested a skill in things mechanical, went to work for a telegraph
company, then broke into the film industry as a tide-card illustrator. His
pictures were always visual, mechanical, and short on great acting, no matter
the idolatry toward his pictures fashionable in film circles. He was quoted as
saying that actors should be treated like cattle, and his movies look like
filmed storyboards. David Lean began as a film editor, and though his films—The Bridge on the River Kwai - for
example— reflect prodigious gifts for working with actors, they also reveal his
first training in that they are magnificently, meticulously photographed and
I was trained as
an artist, but my first profession was journalism. I had been a newspaper
reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent for ten years before I became the
editor of Down Beat in April, 1959,
and a thirst for factuality would stay with me. I looked the magazine over and
sent a memo to staff members and contributors saying that its first duty was to
be a good magazine, literate and readable. If it did not fulfill that
obligation, it could not serve its subject matter well. I also urged a concern
for factuality, in contrast to the opinion-mongering that comprised much, even
most, of jazz criticism, and still does. To say something is exciting or boring
or touching or disturbing is only to confess what excites, bores, touches, or
disturbs you. It is not a fact about the work of art in question, it is a fact
about the critic, a projection of his
or her own character and experience.
I did what everyone
did at Down Beat: I wrote record
reviews. Projecting your opinions in print is the fastest way in the world to
alienate the victims of your inescapable subjectivity. In any case, unless you
are like Addison DeWitt in All About Eve
and enjoy causing pain, writing criticism ain't your thing. So I fired myself
as a record reviewer soon after joining the magazine. I have written very, very
little jazz criticism, which is why I was in early years discomfited to see
myself referred to as a jazz critic, later embarrassed, and finally resigned
to it.
My education in
jazz came not from magazines and books but from studies of composition, piano
(with Tony Aless, among others), and guitar—and from long, rich conversations
in such places as Jim and Andy's bar in New York with Phil Woods, Gerry
Mulligan, Ben Webster, Cole-man Hawkins, Hank d'Amico, Will Bradley, Jimmy
McPartland, Lockjaw Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, J.J. Johnson, and many
more. I found that jazz history, as it was generally accepted, was to a large
extent a fiction that has been agreed upon, as Voltaire said of all history. It
dawned on me that, since such founding figures as Louis Armstrong and Earl
Hines were still with us, I had met nearly all the great jazz musicians who had
ever lived, and knew some of them, such as Bill Evans and Woody Herman,
intimately. At the same time, because of my activities as a lyricist, I met and
in some cases came to know many of the major songwriters who had inspired and
influenced me, including Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz, Harold Arlen, Johnny
Green, Hoagie Carmichael, Mitchell Parrish, Harry Warren, and particularly
Johnny Mercer, someone else who became a close friend.
After leaving Down Beat toward the end of 1961, I
settled in New York and devoted myself primarily to songwriting. I spent the
early 1970s in Toronto , then settled in 1974 in Southern California , where I have remained ever since, the
climate being one of its blandishments. By the end of the 1970s, my songs had
been recorded by Mabel Mercer, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughan (my
dear, dear friend!), Ella Fitzgerald,Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Carmen McRae,
Peggy Lee (another dear friend), and so many others that my royalties, at least
in theory, made it possible for me to retire, and I tried. I soon found that I
missed my friends, among them all the jazz musicians I had come to know since
On a morning in
May, 1981, I sent a questionnaire to several hundred persons, asking whether I
should start a letter—not a newsletter, giving record reviews, nightclub
listings, and current news, but a letter on matters of interest to all of us. I
specified that it would contain no advertising. Within a week, I had a mailbox
full of letters urging me to do it, some of them containing checks. I realized
that I was committed. Broadcaster Fred Hall and composer-pianist-arranger Roger Kellaway gave the Jazzletter its name. I
still remember the list of early subscribers. It included Phil Woods, Gerry
Mulligan, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Shelly Manne, Benny Carter, Jimmy
Rowles, John Lewis, Art Farmer, Kenny Wheeler, Kenny Drew, Sahib Shihab, Rob
McConnell, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mandel, Julius La Rosa, Jackie and Roy Kral,
Robert Farnon, and Audrey Morris, such record-company executives as Charles
Lourie, Bruce Lundvall, and Ken Clancy, and a number of critics and jazz
historians, including Whitney Balliett, Doug Ramsey, Grover Sales, James
Lincoln Collier, Philip Elwood, and the late Leonard Feather, as well as
The Jazzletter addressed a list of subscribers almost all
of whom I knew personally. It was written for musicians, dealing with matters
that concern musicians—jazz musicians to a large extent but not exclusively. I
did not design it to exclude laymen, and indeed whenever technical discussions
proved necessary, tried to make them as clear and brief as possible. But in
general, the publication assumed a measure of knowledge in its readers. I asked
guitarist and composer Mundell Lowe what he thought the limits of Jazzletter subject matter should be. He
said, "Anything that is of interest to us"
And what was of
acute interest to jazz musicians was the history of the music and its makers,
whether one of the older players and the era he or she had lived through, or
younger ones, anxious to know about the times they did not know. And given that
I faced no limits in length, I was able to write extended pieces that simply
would not be practical in most magazines for structural reasons. I soon found
that I was recording the life stories, derived from extended interviews, of
musicians who might deserve book-length biographies but were unlikely to get
them, the nature of publishing being what it is. I found myself writing what I
came to think of as mini-biographies.
In time, Oxford University
Press published four anthologies of these essays, each of them gathered loosely
around a central theme. Cats of Any Color was the fourth of
these collections. Cassell has published a fifth, Arranging the Score, Yale
University Press is publishing a sixth, and a seventh is pending. I know of no
other publication that has produced a comparable quantity of anthologized
material. Two of the books received the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award."
Thanks to the
collective efforts of many Jazz bloggers, the spirit of The Jazzletter lives on
today in a variety of digital formats.
But for those of
us who looked forward to that thud hitting the front door mat announcing that
Gene had sent out another batch of his inimitable Jazzletter essays, musings and commentaries, there will never be
anything quite like it again.


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Hello all you Crate Paper fans! It's Tara here today to share our third installment of It's a Wrap ~ where we wrap up the end of each month by playing with a different gift-wrap theme! The theme this month wasn't one that took alot of deciding upon. We've been celebrating many birthdays this month and May is looking to be just as full with festive birthday celebrations!
I also thought a Birthday theme would be a wonderful reason to share a gift that I just wrapped up for my good friend Erica! Erica has reached a milestone birthday and we are ready to celebrate in grand style next weekend which meant that her gift could be a little over the top... I like to call it fanciful!
Erica's gift ended up being on the larger side, so in order to bring balance to a large square gift, the gift topper had to be circular and colorful, as I had wrapped her gift with simple white wrapping paper. I decided on making a very full pom-pom for the top, it's very bright and very whimsical - just like my friend Erica! I will admit that it was much larger when I first created it but after a few snips here and there with my trust scissors, I was able to create a better proportioned pom-pom. It's attached to the gift by using a few foam pop-dots reinforced with a little tacky glue.
By now you may have noticed that I'm a huge fan of tags in place of cards when it comes to gifts. I love taking a small group of tags and arranging them into pretty layers. Mix in a few textured elements, like a flower and maybe a few clothe-pins and the bundle of tags are complete!
As an extra layer I created a couple of frayed fabric tassels in coordinating colors to match my gift wrap. I chose to attach this very soft dove-grey tassel to the back of my little tag bundle.
Now for my gift tags! If you can keep a secret, I'll let you know what I got Erica for her birthday ~ one of the tags will make more sense knowing what the gift is! I purchased a new record player for my friend and to carry the music theme into the gift wrap, I used a music-note flashcard and typed a little note about shopping for vintage records.
Since I tend to save all of my scrap paper, even the tiniest of pieces, I'll often use a paper punch to punch out shapes and then I can create petite sewn garlands like the one I used on Erica's Happy Birthday tag. It's a great way to recycle and reuse pretty paper!
Another fun idea for reusing tiny paper pieces? Use a hole punch to create your own confetti and pour into a small glassine envelope. To attach the envelope to the gift tags, I used a mini clothespin, from the Story Teller Collection, to clip into place. I think fussy, sometimes simple details, like confetti, are a cute extra to add especially since Birthdays are a day to celebrate and what's better than sprinkling a little confetti around?
To make this edition of It's a Wrap even more special, we're giving away a Pretty Party Collection prize pack to one of our lovely readers.
We'd love to know what the best, or just the most creative, gift you've received as a birthday present!
Leave us your comment in the comment section of this post and I'll be back this Friday to choose a lucky winner. Make sure to have your comment submitted by Thursday, 8:00pm Central Time - Good Luck & Happy Monday!
~ Tara


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"You can do whatever you want to do.
The only limits are the ones you set yourself.
You have all you need in you right now."
When Kenny Leon's grandmother told him to "take you wherever you go," she could hardly have anticipated that he would establish himself as one of Broadway's most exciting and acclaimed directors. But through years of hard work, Kenny would migrate from a small wooden house in rural Florida to the Tony Awards' stage, where he would win Best Direction of a Play for his 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun.
In TAKE YOU WHEREVER YOU GO, Leon reflects on the pillars of wisdom he learned every step of the way from the most important people in his life-from his grandmother's sagacious and encouraging motivations to the steady hand of his mother to the deep artistic and social influence of iconic American playwright August Wilson.
TAKE YOU WHEREVER YOU GO is a poignant, ruminative, and inspirational memoir that empowers you to be true to yourself as you navigate your own path.


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That's right, FeedDemon is now free. As in, you don't have to pay for it anymore. Just download it and use it free of charge.
And we're also making NetNewsWire, NewsGator Inbox and NewsGator Go free. In other words, all of NewsGator's consumer RSS readers are free.
If you don't care about the details, you can stop reading now and simply download the new FeedDemon 2.6 (for free, of course). If you're using a previous version of FeedDemon, you should install v2.6 directly on top of it.
OK, if you're still reading this, chances are you have a bunch of questions. We have a FAQ on our site which should answer most of them, but there's one question I'd like to address here:
"Is this some sneaky ploy to stop development of FeedDemon and your other consumer products?"
Good lord, no. I realize that some companies have made their software free as a first step towards dumping it entirely, but that's not the case here. If it was, I wouldn't be writing this blog post - I'd be bitching at the top of my lungs in some bar somewhere.
This is a major investment on our part. If anything, the pace of development will only get faster. NewsGator CTO Greg Reinacker goes into this further, but basically, there are two reasons we're doing this crazy thing.
1. It's the Enterprise, Stupid
I joined NewsGator back in 2005 because I believed in their strategy. It was clear to me that NewsGator wasn't just another startup hoping to be acquired before they burned through their angel money. And a big part of that strategy involved going after the enterprise market.
That strategy has paid off - our products for businesses are making great strides into the enterprise, and we're increasingly selling our services to large companies. Getting our name known in the enterprise is among our primary goals, and making our consumer products free is a great way to accomplish that goal.
2. Your Attention is Valuable
When I first blogged about "attention" back in 2004, the idea that your attention data - that is, information about what you're paying attention to - is valuable seemed strange to a lot of folks.
It doesn't seem like such a strange idea these days, though. Since then we've seen a number of companies - including Google - place great value in what people are paying attention to. In return for your attention data, they give you free stuff. As long as you don't have to give up your privacy, it's a pretty good deal for both sides.
In some ways that's what we're doing. We believe that information about what people are reading, emailing, clipping, etc., is valuable enough that we're willing to trade our consumer RSS readers for it. And the more users we have, the better able we are to calculate relevance and importance.
PS: Your Privacy is Valuable, Too
I want to emphasize that we're not about to use the fact that our software is free as an excuse to violate anyone's privacy. I wish that could go without saying, but violations of privacy involving customer data have made headlines this year, so I know this is a sensitive topic. It's also a topic I care deeply about, as a quick search of this blog for previous posts about privacy or attention should illustrate.
Simply put, we believe we can greatly improve our products - both consumer and enterprise - by surfacing the content that people are paying attention to, and by making recommendations based on what you've read in the past. Aggregate or anonymous data is the only data we'll ever share in order to accomplish that.
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Chris Brown Arrested for Felony Assault in Washington, D.C.
Chris Brown was arrested on felony assault charges Sunday (Oct. 27) in Washington, DC. According to TMZ, the R&B singer allegedly attacked a man outside of a hotel around 4:30AM.
Law officials announced that Breezy, along with his bodyguard, Christopher Hollosy, 35, was involved in a physical altercation with an unidentified person outside of the W Hotel.
Both men are currently in police custody and won't be released until Monday, while the victim was treated at a D.C. hospital and released.
This is not a good look for Brown. He's still on probation for his 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna. Earlier this year, prosecutors wanted to revoke his probation during his hit-and-run case, which was dismissed.
If these assault charges stick, the 'Fine China' singer could be facing jail time.
This incident is also bad timing considering that Brown is set to release his purported final album, 'X,' on Nov. 19.
TMZ has spoken with the alleged victim and he claims that Brown has broken his nose and he may need surgery as early as Monday morning. Apparently, the R&B singer became enraged when the victim and another person photo bombed two women with whom Brown was taking pictures with.
According to the gossip website, when the pic was about to be taken Brown reportedly said, "I'm not into this gay s---, I'm into boxing" and threw a punch at the alleged victim. Afterward, a brawl ensued.
The victim reportedly plans to press charges against Brown and already has a lawyer on deck.


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Jeff Willms Wins Donkey Kong Competition for the Second Year in a Row
Jeff Willms has managed to win the Kong Off 3 Donkey Kong competition for the second year running.
Willms won the competition in 2012 and has managed to repeat his success by scoring 1,096,200 points at the Kong Off 3 competition in Denver, Colorado. He won over his closest competitor by 20,000. According to Joystiq, Willms holds the fourth-highest official Donkey Kong score. A fellow competitor (or is it kong-petitor?), named Dr. Hank Chien holds the record for the highest score ever at 1,138,600 points.
According to his profile on the Kong Off's official website, Willms is a 23-year-old student residing in Waterloo, Ontario. He won his first Kong Off with a score of 1,105,400 points. Also in the competition this year were former stars of the documentary 'King of Kong' Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe. Mitchell failed to crack the top 20 with his score of 598, 800, but Wiebe managed to claim a respectable fifth-place finish with his 1,048,800 points.
You can get more details on the rest of the tournament on the official site.


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MR KUNSTLER: What is your name?
THE WITNESS: Arlo Guthrie
MR. KUNSTLER: Mr. Guthrie, what is your occupation?
THE WITNESS: I am a musician. I am an actor and a writer.
MR. KUNSTLER: By the way, Mr. Guthrie, was your father Woody Guthrie, the writer of "This Land is My Land"?
THE WITNESS: Objection, your Honor.
MR. KUNSTLER: Sustain the objection.
THE WITNESS: Now, Mr. Guthrie, you stated that you were an actor. Could you elaborate on that?
MR. KUNSTLER: Well, I've done one film, "Alice's Restaurant."
THE WITNESS: Is that playing in Chicago now?
MR. KUNSTLER: I believe so.
MR. FORAN: Your Honor, this is a long trial and this silly stuff---
THE COURT: I sustain the objection.
MR. KUNSTLER: Now, Mr. Guthrie, I call your attention to mid-January of 1968. Do you recall meeting with Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman?
THE WITNESS: Yes, I met them in New York at an underground radio station. Abbie and Jerry were talking to me about having a Festival of Life here in Chicago.
MR. FORAN: Could we have who said what, please, your Honor?
THE COURT: Yes. We don't expect you to have all that other talent and still know how to be a good witness.
THE WITNESS: Abbie wanted me to come down and
sing at a Festival of Life here in Chicago. What I said to Abbie
was that it would be rather difficult, you know, for me to get involved
in that kind of thing because we had had a lot of trouble before with festivals
and gatherings because of police violence.
Abbie asked me if I had any song or kind of theme
song for the festival, and I said yes. "Alice's Restaurant,"
and Jerry said, "What's that?" He had never heard it, and I proceeded
to tell him about "Alice's Restaurant."
MR. KUNSTLER: What did you tell him?
THE WITNESS: Well, I told him that it was about
Alice and Ray Brock, who live in a church in Stockbridge, Massachusetts,
and she ran a restaurant. They live in a church and they had a lot
of room in the church, and having all that room in the church, they decided
that they didn't have to take out their garbage. We had a big Thanksgiving
dinner, and after we took out the garbage and we went to the garbage dump,
but it was closed. There was a sign across the entrance saying, "Closed
on Thanksgiving," and we drove around looking for another place to put
the garbage. We found one and dumped it. We went back to the
church and ate some more.
The next morning I got up. We got a phone
call from a police officer who wanted to know who had dumped the garbage.
He had found my name on a piece of paper in the middle of the pile, and
said it was illegal to dump there, to come down to the police station and
pick up the garbage. So I went down, and he arrested me, and I went
with my friend, and we all went over to the garbage, looked around.
We went to court, got fined twenty-five bucks, and eventually picked up
the garbage
And it was after that that I went down for my induction
physical examination thing in New York City at Whitehall Street, and I
went through a lot of tests and examinations, I had examinations and all
kinds of things. I eventually went to see a psychiatrist.
THE COURT: Did you pass?
THE WITNESS: Excuse me?
THE COURT: Did you pass the examination?
THE WITNESS: Not yet. Anyway---
MR. KUNSTLER: Your Honor, this is a story of "Alice's Restaurant."
THE COURT: Oh, this didn't happen to him?
THE WITNESS: Yes it did.
THE COURT: Oh. You're mistaken. You're
mistaken, Mr. Kunstler.
Did you pay the $25 fine?
THE WITNESS: Yes, I did.
Anyway, I finally came to see the very last person
in the induction center who had asked me if I had ever been arrested.
I told him yes, I was. He said, "What for?" I said, "Littering,"
and he said, "Did you ever go to court?" and I said, "Yes," and I was unacceptable
to the draft because I had been a litterbug in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
The end of the song is the chorus which goes: [sings]
"You can get anything you want---"
THE COURT: Oh, no, no. No. I am sorry.
MR. KUNSTLER: Your Honor, that's what he sang for the defendants.
THE COURT: I don't want the theater owner where this picture is shown to sue me.
MR. KUNSTLER: We'll represent you, your Honor.
THE COURT: No singing. No singing. No singing, sir.
MR. KUNSTLER: Mr. Weinglass and I, free of charge, will represent you.
THE COURT: I will reserve my comment on that one. You, please don't sing.
MR. KUNSTLER: Can you say the words of the chorus?
THE WITNESS: "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant/You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant./Walk right in---it's around the back/About a half a mile from the railroad track, and/You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant."
MR. KUNSTLER: Now, I call you attention, Mr. Guthrie, to the opening week, approximately, of July, 1968. Do you know where you were?
THE WITNESS: I was on the front porch of the Viking Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island. Abbie and Jerry approached me, and asked me if I would come to Chicago to sing the song. I said to both of them that I was still concerned about the fact that the permits had not been granted yet, and that I would not attend and that I would to my best to have other people not attend if the permits weren't granted because of the fear of police violence.
MR. KUNSTLER: Now, did you go to Chicago?
THE WITNESS: No, I didn't.
MR. KUNSTLER: And would you state to the Court and jury why you did not go to Chicago?
MR. FORAN: Objection, your Honor.
THE COURT: Sustain the objection.
MR. KUNSTLER: No further questions.
THE COURT: Is there any cross-examination?
MR. FORAN: I have no cross-examination.
THE COURT: You may go.


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This picture was taken after we'd been working all day on all the scenes that take place in the bowling alley. It turns out that shooting pretend bowling sequences is really complicated, and just a few minutes of final cut takes several hours to film.
What you can't see is how Jim and I are trying like crazy not to crack up, on account of something that was said just before the picture was taken.
...no, I'm not going to repeat it. I have to keep some things for myself, guys.
Obligatory Tune-in Reminder: The Wheaton Recurrence airs April 12 on CBS.


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Divine Caroline: Summer hair-short or long?
Posted in News on June 14th, 2012 by Reagan
Tags: cutting, Divine Caroline, DivineCaroline, hair cuts, short hair
It's hot out there…
Do you get all snippy with your hair in the summer? or leave it long?
Click here for this week's Divine Caroline post!
Photo of me two summers ago when I got snippy.
Stay cool out there, stay cool.


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The Sydney Good Food Guide award winners have just been announced and I'm all excited because the 'eating season' is just about to start again. I think there were many deserving winners this year - The Bridge Room, Momofuku Seiobo amongst others. There were a couple of good and bad surprises though - I thought Sixpenny would have received more than 1 hat because of the hype around them when they first opened, Tomislav would certainly sit comfortably among the 2-hatters based on a recent visit and I personally think Honeycomb should get one hat since Cafe Sopra has one because the quality of Andy Bunn's food is much better than what Cafe Sopra now serves. Moreover, was the 1-hat based on reviews of all Cafe Sopra branches? I think Quay is absolutely worthy of being Restaurant of the Year and although I'm still bummed that Tetsuya hasn't got its 3rd hat back (yet), winning the Diner's Choice award confirms his place in Sydney's food scene. And his star is also shining brightly in Singapore's dining scene with the excellent work he's put in at Waku Ghin. More on that to come but first, this year's winners list in the city area.
Three hats
Est, Marque Restaurant, Momofuku Seiobo, Quay, Rockpool on George, Sepia
Two hats
Aria, Bentley Restaurant & Bar, The Bridge Room, Buon
Ricordo, Claude's, Four In Hand Dining Room, Gastro Park, Guillaume at
Bennelong, Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, Longrain, Ormeggio at the Spit,
Pilu at Freshwater, Porteno, Rockpool Bar & Grill, Spice Temple,
Tetsuya's, Universal
One hat
A Tavola, Aki's, The Apollo, Arras, Assiette, Balla, Bar H,
The Bathers' Pavilion, Billy Kwong, Bistro Moncur, Bistrode CBD, Black
by Ezard, The Boathouse at Blackwattle Bay, Buzo Trattoria, Cafe Sopra,
Catalina, China Doll, Chiswick, Clareville Kiosk, The Devonshire, Fish
Face, Flying Fish, 4Fourteen, Foveaux, Glass Brasserie, Jonah's,
Lucio's, Ms.G's, The Ortolan on Bayswater, Oscillate Wildly, Otto
Ristorante, Pendolino, Sake Restaurant & Bar, Sean's Panaroma,
Sixpenny, Three Blue Ducks, Tomislav, Uccello, Ume, Xanthi


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